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Definition: Benign neoplasm, composed of synovial-like mononuclear cells, creating a progressive inflammatory process in the joint, tendon sheaths, or bursae.
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Staals, E.L. (2020). Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis and Giant Cell Tumor of the Tendon Sheaths (Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor). In: Picci, P., et al. Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29676-6_27
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